{"id":2835,"date":"2026-03-12T22:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:37:00","slug":"discover-europes-beekeeping-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/prt\/discover-europes-beekeeping-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Descobrir a crise da apicultura na Europa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A apicultura europeia est\u00e1 sob press\u00e3o em v\u00e1rias frentes. Num recente <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Kq5MeoyPkA\">entrevista<\/a> No simp\u00f3sio da APICAVE, em Portugal, o apicultor veterano Antonio G\u00f3mez Pajuelo aponta para a impar\u00e1vel varroa, o p\u00f3len enfraquecido pelas altera\u00e7\u00f5es clim\u00e1ticas e os res\u00edduos t\u00f3xicos dos tratamentos. As vespas asi\u00e1ticas agravam ainda mais a situa\u00e7\u00e3o. A Espanha tem tr\u00eas milh\u00f5es de colmeias, mais do que os Estados Unidos, mas a falta de coordena\u00e7\u00e3o e a seca est\u00e3o a causar perdas no inverno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mercado do mel acrescenta um outro n\u00edvel de dificuldade. As importa\u00e7\u00f5es baratas, a concorr\u00eancia de pre\u00e7os e a adultera\u00e7\u00e3o generalizada est\u00e3o a desestabilizar o sector. Robert Chlebo, presidente da Comiss\u00e3o Regional da Apimondia para a Europa, alerta para o facto de cerca de metade das amostras de mel importado testadas apresentarem sinais de adultera\u00e7\u00e3o por xarope de a\u00e7\u00facar. Etienne Bruneau, antigo presidente da COPA-COGECA, aponta para press\u00f5es adicionais, incluindo o acordo comercial com o Mercosul e novos adulterantes que os actuais m\u00e9todos de dete\u00e7\u00e3o ainda n\u00e3o conseguem identificar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ler o artigo completo <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Discover-Europe-Beekeeping-Crisis-full-article.pdf\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European beekeeping is facing growing challenges. According to beekeeper Antonio G\u00f3mez Pajuelo, major threats include varroa mites, declining pollen quality linked to climate change, toxic treatment residues, and the spread of Asian hornets. In Spain, which has three million hives, drought and poor coordination are contributing to winter losses. 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